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Processing Instructions to Update the Standard Paper Remit (SPR)

Change Request (CR) 11112 instructs MACs to update their systems to ensure that SPRs mailed after July 1, 2019, mask the Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN), so the Social Security Number (SSN) does not show.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: February 01, 2019

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